The Osceola times., 1887-11-12
Mikcellnnenus Items.

American I upllC t1ealtH ASSoCldtlon Will
begin in Memphis, Tenn, November H.
Arkansas will be represented
Heavy planters from the northern part
of the State claim that there will be this
year twenty five per cent. more grain
sowed and cultivated than any year pre-
vious
Judge Brewer, United States Circuit
Judge, will be in Little Rock November !,
TO hear and determine the cases that have
been set to be tried before him.
The gin of Hill & Bro, two miles south
of Hartman, was burned a few days ago,
together with about 100 bales of cotton
and 500 bushels of cotton seed. Loss about
5000; no insurance.
Governor Hughes has appointed Doug.
las p. Fleming a Justice Of the peace ad
interim for Eastman township, Pulaski
County. 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
death of W. j. Darby.
Dengue fever is quite prevalent at Tex
arkana
A negro prisoner named Richard Stro-
zier, who was being conveyed to Little
Rock by a colored deputy sheriff from
Texas, jumped from train on the Iron
Mountain road about thirty miles ont.
The deputy sheriff had the train stopped
and got OF himself. He followed his prs.
oner into the woods, and the two had not
been heard of since.
The next Legislature will elect United
States Senator in the place of Senator
Berry.
Fire destroyed the entire business por.
tion of Trenton, except one store, n few
days ago; loss, $4,000
Mormon missionaries are making some
converts in the Northwestern part of the
State.
destructive fire occurred at Judsonia,
@ few nights ago burning the large saw.
nll of Willis Meadows, together with
about 1000 feet Of valuable lumber.
The loss is estimated at 5000; no msur.
ance.
An incendiary fire at Little Rock n few
days ago, destroyed the residence Of Mrs.
Jas. Benson of the firm of Wiggns 81 Ben
son, soda-water manufacturers, on Capital
hill. Loss, about 5 300; no insurance.
The statistics of forty zone out of forty.
Ave churches, composing the Caroline
Baptst Association in this state show the
following as to members hip for the past
year; Received by baptism, 2si; by letter,
2j5; restored, -; Dismissed by letter,
23S; excluded, 40; died, "a. Now in Nom.
bership, 2,G1j.
Mrs. Zaehery, of London, Pope County,
broke an egg the other day for cooking
purposes, that contained in the yoik an.
other soft.shelled egg about the size Of a
partridge egg, on the inside Of which was
another egg, which in turn contained
still another egg about the size of a buck.
shot, making four eggs ia one.
Cotton men in Lawrence County seem
to think the crop will not DO as short as
was at first feared. The pretty wea thcr
for picking has ALREADY probably made
the number of bales about equal 10 thu
number at this date last year, and a great
deal Of cotton has remained in pens wait.
ing for the completion OF new gins in their
neighborhood.
Recently Governor Hughes wrote TO s..
II. II. CLARK, first vice. president OF the
Missouri Pacific, in behalf OF the lumber
men along the line OF the Iron Mountain
road, stating that complaints were being
made that they had not sufficient cars for
the transportation of lumber, inpressing
the fact that our lumber interests are be
coming Of great Importance, aad urging
the company to furnish them necessary
cars, etc. Mr.. Clark states in his reply
that short time ago an order was given
for five hundred new box ears, but until
he received Governor Hughes letter did
not know that their interest were suffer
ing.
/ Ellen Jones, colored. was tried IN the
Circuit Court at Little Rock last week for
murdering her child by inhlman treat.
ment. and the jury returned % verdict Of
murder in the second degree. Twenty
witnesses were examined, and the evi.
dence developed that it wa ono of the
worst cases Of moral and human deprayi-
ty in the annals of crime. She adopted
the little girl at the ace Of two years, and
/ Immediately began her iuhuman trcut-
nent by beating, kicking and knock ing
down the child. Finally She tied the LITTLE
| girls bands behind her back and put her
one in tho yard, and she ran about in this
way until she became so famishod that
she drank out of the soap5uds that had
been standing In the wash-tub FOR days.
This Treatment resulted in the chid's
death.
Fros's have come already.
Miss Ida Thomas. daughter Of Judge !.
;. Thomas, aged tweuty-one wears. was
fatally burned at Little Rouk a few nights
ago. She was at work near stove. and
her c OF hing caught aud broke Into "A blaze
belola she discovered il. She ran out
doors, screaming for help, and before she
could be overpowered and thrown 10 tho
ground was burned from head 10 foot. Her
mother was attending the exposition at
the time of the accident.
Farmers visiting the exposition during
the past week report The cotton crop in
the upland counties almost gathered, and
say that the turn out is 1T least one.
fourth better than last year.
Farmers report the corn crop for the
most pait good.
The shipments Of cotton from Eureka
Springs in October each year since the
completion Of the Eureka Springs raH.
way are as follows: 1859, 3 bales: 1884.
%; lSSi, 10; 1856, $50; 1857, a97. II is ex.
pected the shipments Tor the present sea.
son will exceed coo bales
Executive clemency has been exercised
II behalf Of }. :. Howard, who vas con
victed in Hampstead County ~ the last
September term of the { rcuit Court for
grand larceny, The petition for his par
don was signed by the judge aud prose
cutting attorney before whom he Yves con
victcl aud vast number of the les, eli.
zcns of Hempstead .conntv.
Work will soon commence on .he Grsa'
East,Fu u PAcila road.